Solomon Poole, a top-40 prospect in the Class of ’13, is considering graduating early and joining the Georgia Tech team at Christmas, according to CBS Sports.

A 6-1 point guard from Jacksonville, Fla., Poole committed to the Yellow Jackets in June. His brother, Stacey Poole Jr., started his career at Kentucky but later transferred to Georgia Tech and becomes eligible this fall. Solomon, according to CBS’ source, is “50-50” on whether to take the extra classes needed to graduate early.

Stacey Poole, who transferred from Kentucky, becomes eligible at Georgia Tech this season. He could be joined by his younger brother Soloman Poole. (AP Photo)

Sporting News picked the Yellow Jackets, coming off an 11-20 season in coach Brian Gregory’s first year, to finish 11th in the ACC in preseason. Still, the program appears to be on the uptick.

Gregory landed a top-20 recruiting class this spring, including top-100 prospects Robert Carter and Marcus Hunt. Stacey Poole, a McDonald’s All-American who failed to see much playing time at Kentucky, has 2 1/2 years of eligibility left.

“First of all, I picked Georgia Tech because I think the ACC is the best conference for basketball,” Solomon Poole told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in the summer. “Also, my brother is there. The program has a tradition of point guards going into the league, guys like Stephon Marbury and Mark Price.

“(Gregory) was real with me. He only told me what I needed to hear. He didn’t give me a bunch of hype and tell me that I was great just to get me to go to the program. I get allong with all the coaches well there at Georgia Tech. And it’s a solid education school, one of the best in the country.”

There is precedent for Solomon graduating high school early and starting college at the Christmas break.

Power forward Jarnell Stokes did that last year at Tennessee. His case was slightly different because he was blocked from high school basketball after transferring school. So he would’ve sat for year before college if not for graduating early. Stokes made an immediate impact, averaging 9.6 points and 7.4 rebounds after joining the Vols in mid-January.